Although now-banned DDT is an ever-persistent ocean pollution issue, other forms of ocean pollution are not as stark as direct chemical contamination. In the report, “ Human Health and Ocean Pollution ...

Boston College’s Global Observatory on Pollution and Health released a report on Thursday investigating the effects of ocean pollution on human health. The report, entitled “Human Health and Ocean ...

Water pollution is a large set of adverse effects upon water bodies (lakes, rivers, oceans, groundwater) caused by human activities. Although natural phenomena such as volcanoes, storms ...

Light pollution can also meddle with aquatic life in lakes. Zooplankton called Daphnia normally dwell deep below the water in the day and ascend to the surface at night to feast on algae.

In coastal environments, pollution magnifies the effects of ocean acidification on coral reefs. Pollution adds nutrients to normally nutrient-poor reef environments, giving algae a competitive ...

Leading scientists warn that by 2050, ocean ecosystems could collapse due to overfishing, pollution, and climate change—putting marine life, global food chains, and millions of human lives at ...

Ocean pollution is also an outsize driver of the cooling effect of aerosols, because low clouds, which are most conducive to creating ship tracks, are more common over water than on land.

Water pollution can cause water to become toxic to humans and the environment. Polluted water can also lead to numerous health conditions. Learn more.

A study by UC San Diego researchers reveals that pollutants found in the sewage-laden Tijuana River are ending up in the air near the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego County.

That water pollution caused a lot of damage and deaths of many animals. Over 8,000 animals (birds, turtles, mammals) were reported dead just 6 months after the spill, including many that are ...